Franklin Templeton's Sonar Desai asserts that the U.S. dollar will retain its status as the preferred global currency due to the size of the U.S. economy, market depth, and institutional credibility. He argues that no credible alternatives exist and that the dollar's current weakness is cyclical, not structural.

Bernstein's report forecasts prediction market trading volume will surge from $51 billion in 2025 to $1 trillion by 2030, driven by regulatory clarity, blockchain support, and mainstream integration. Industry revenue is expected to rise from $400 million to $10.8 billion, with retail brokerages gaining a competitive edge.

Brix, a tokenization startup, raised $5.5 million from notable investors including Yapi Kredi's venture arm. It aims to launch on the MegaETH network, bringing traditional trading strategies like Turkish lira arbitrage to the blockchain.

Tether Investments participated in a $134 million funding round for Stablecoin Development Corporation, aimed at enhancing stablecoin infrastructure. Global stablecoin circulation has surpassed $300 billion, with Tether's USDT user base reaching 570 million.

AION token's price plummeted 69.83% to $0.000181 in one hour, with trading volume rising to $32,928. Market observers link this drop to changing trader sentiment amid a fluctuating crypto market. Key resistance and support levels are being closely monitored.

Elon Musk announced the completion of Tesla's AI5 chip tapeout, with powerful variants AI6 and Dojo3 in development. He praised TSMC and Samsung's support, predicting the AI5 will be a top global AI chip.

Hong Kong's Finance Secretary Paul Chan expects the city to rise to the world's second-largest financial center in 10-15 years, emphasizing its adaptability, tech growth, and strong ties to mainland China while addressing stablecoin regulations.

Alibaba's Happy Horse-1.0 model has achieved the highest ranking on the Arena Video Edit global benchmark with an Elo score of 1,299, outperforming xAI's Grok Imagine Video and Kling o3 Pro by significant margins.

Elice Group, a South Korean AI firm, plans to IPO this year to fund next-gen portable modular data centers. With a revenue increase and a focus on cloud services over education, they aim to expand AI solutions and secure GPU procurement projects.

The latest TRUMP Leaderboard reveals Justin Sun's address in first place with 2.4 billion reward points, followed by Enheng NB at second with 1.8 billion points.